With the first day of school quickly approaching, parents and drivers should head out with a bit more time and patience, police say.       Classes resume on Aug. 14 and with that comes the activation of reduced speeds in school zones, more traffic and parents and kids walking near area schools.       Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Maj. Jose Gonzalez, commander...

     Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez and members of his staff spent June 28 at Miami Lakes Town Hall to help residents with licensing. Fernandez brought the Florida Licensing on Wheels (FLOW) bus to provide assistance with driver’s licenses; identification cards; renew a vehicle registration or buy a specialty license plate. The FLOW buses also serve as public safety outreach with the Florida Highway...

    Black women are 38 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than White women, despite slightly lower incidence rates.      That’s a grim statistic reported by the American Cancer Society, and it wants to find out why.      Its VOICES of Black Women study seeks to enroll 100,000 healthy African American women to learn where cancer may appear during 30 years of their...

 A large and peaceful crowd turned up at Veterans Park to celebrate the Fourth of July. Folks enjoyed picnics, food truck fare and a pop music performance by the MANTRAP band.      Sponsors included the Town of Miami Lakes; Platinum Sponsors The Graham Companies; Miami Lakes AutoMall; Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sen. Rene Garcia; Kids Zone Sponsors First Origin Mortgage Lenders; Silver Sponsor Fision Fiber...

Justin Rodriguez  Assistant Store Manager, TD Bank Miami Lakes  “I’d love to see the whole community come together, and some live music,” Justin Rodriguez said.  “[I’d like to see] a slide show, showing how it was back in the day to what it has become. I’d love to see a side by side, to give us younger generation a glimpse of the past.” Anthony Gomez Mortgage...